In a tradition that scholars date to the 19th century, smoke released from a chimney will be colored white if the cardinals ...

A new pope will be selected when a candidate gets a two-thirds-plus-one majority vote by the cardinal electors. White smoke ...

The Catholic Church's cardinal electors entered the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican to choose a successor to Pope Francis, as ...

At the end of each voting round, black smoke means a new pope has not yet to be selected, while white smoke indicates a new ...

Mahendra Patel, who is facing attempted kidnapping and other charges after a mother accused him of trying to grab her ...

In 2013, the Vatican confirmed that their fumata recipes now consist of a clear black smoke recipe: potassium perchlorate ...

Cardinals have gathered for the second day of the Papal Conclave as black smoke billowed from the Sistine Chapel chimney, ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Cardinals failed again Thursday morning to find a successor to Pope Francis, sending black smoke ...

The Catholic Church doesn't have a new Pop as the first day of the conclave ends with the cardinals not electing a successor ...

Cardinal electors have withdrawn to pray, deliberate and cast votes in secret elections. The proceedingss are set to continue Thursday.

Black smoke rose from the Sistine Chapel on the first day of the papal conclave, signaling no consensus on Pope Francis’s ...

The first day of the papal conclave ended without a new pope, as black smoke rose from the Sistine Chapel chimney. The 133 ...